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一を聞いて十を知る. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Japanese
Etymology
Calque from Literary Chinese 聞一知十/闻一知十 (wényīzhīshí).
Pronunciation
Verb
一を聞いて十を知る • (ichi o kiite jū o shiru) godan (stem 一を聞いて十を知り (ichi o kiite jū o shiri), past 一を聞いて十を知った (ichi o kiite jū o shitta))
- (idiomatic, proverb) be quick on the uptake, understand the whole situation from just a few clues